Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-22

The House was called at the usual time
All present but Marshall.
Yesterday Committee OF the Whole 70
ported favorably memorials relative tt
the restrictive, desert land and United
States land laws.
The Committee on Federal Relations 70
ported favorably the Fort Buford military
reservation memorial which was placed or
the general orders.
The following notices were given:
Brownie enable Beaverhead County
to erect Court House.
Muth-To allow certain county officers
deputies upon the approval OF County
Commissioners and providing compensa-
tion therefor. This bill amends Section 3
IAN act limiting compensation of certain
county officers" and will probably come
up as an amendment.
Kanouse-The salary bill.
Alderson-Providing for the payment OF
extra printing and daily papers for men,
bers, also to provide for public schools
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
Page-An act regulating gambling and
providing for the total prohibition OF per.
centage games, and compelling faro games
to occupy back rooms up stairs.
Holt-Ame nding the branding law to
riiers were isiouInvA ro'rt. v-v-~..
bill, providing changes in salaries
in different counties. This would pracu'
eally defeat the object OF 'the b'll' as II
would so amend and change the salaries OF
officers now in office, and to be imperative
for two wears. 1t was finally referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Whites bill to prevent the sale OF liquors
in variety theaters provides hne OF s!oo
for the first offence and three months I'M
nrisonment or $500 fine, or both, Tor the
second offense, the fines to 60 to the Scnoo'
Fund, and makes it incumbent upon om'
GERS to enforce the law.
The Committee OF the Whole decided to
renort favorably the Buford Reservation
Memorial, and to refer kanouses SALARY
R;ll to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Grazing and stocS
reported Hollis Branding Bill favorabIy.
snauldinq offered an amendment to tn
Buford Reservation Memorial, indicating
a railroad being speedily built ii the r'gh
Of way be granted. Adopted.
The WAYS and Means Committee repor
ted favorably the Council Joint Resolution
in relation to the Con Murphy reward an
it passed the House.
| Council.
HELENA, January 2O.-Both houses ad
liourned to-day, after short morning se'
lsions, until tomorrow.
The Council convened at 10 o'clock. r.
tions we're received from tho citizens
Helena asking that the age OF consent
made 1s wears, and from Missoula reques
ing a local option law; also from intereste
settlers, asking a memorial from Coners
,, indemnifying them for loss OF property O
tailed bv tho creation OF the Natlon
! Park.
, Notices OF future bills as follows: Hol
] day-Providing for the division OF dalIat
! County on the line OF the mountains; u
= eastern side to constitute Park Count
. fees for County a
!. SCISSORS.
Bills introduced: By Thompson -Ju
and witness fee bill; by Kennedy-Coun
Joint resolution providing for ADDITION
printing. =.
o The Committee on Towns and Count
e renorted favorably the bill requiring puE
= cations OF proceedings OF County Comm
sioners, etc., with amendments as
- diction.
81 Senator Waters was excused until Nc
). day on account OF sickness in his family
,s Adjourned until tomorrow.
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l. House.
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